as in to separate
to set or force apart
the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt
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Recent Examples of disassociate
Ye was also dropped and/or disassociated with by GAP, JPMorgan Chase, Def Jam, Balenciaga, his former talent agency CAA, MRC, Foot Locker, Peloton, T.J. Maxx and Madame Tussauds London.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Season 2 saw Coach regularly disassociating to imagine a parallel life with his boyfriend Paul (François Arnaud), but that illusion shattered as the horrors of winter in the wilderness crept in.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
While Bush has had his issues with the NCAA, USC being on the lawsuit raised some eyebrows as their relationship seemed to have been patched up in recent years after the decade the school was forced to disassociate with him.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2024
Social media is full of posts of women share stories of spending hours doom-scrolling through news, ruminating over the future of reproductive rights, or disassociating from daily tasks.
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Season 2 saw Coach regularly disassociating to imagine a parallel life with his boyfriend Paul (François Arnaud), but that illusion shattered as the horrors of winter in the wilderness crept in.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
While Bush has had his issues with the NCAA, USC being on the lawsuit raised some eyebrows as their relationship seemed to have been patched up in recent years after the decade the school was forced to disassociate with him.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2024
Social media is full of posts of women share stories of spending hours doom-scrolling through news, ruminating over the future of reproductive rights, or disassociating from daily tasks.
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassociate
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The Pentagon's new policy to separate transgender U.S. service members from the military is facing its first legal test as Judge Reyes considers issuing an order blocking the policy from taking effect.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The incident occurred only about 15 miles south of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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One Mom Has Had Enough When one Texas mom took to TikTok to share her daughter's heartbreak over being bullied for having a knockoff Stanley cup, the response was divided.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2025
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The garden is divided into several enticing categories, from geographical designations to thematic gardens.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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The banking system is disconnected from the rest of the world.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
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By 1979, the pair had split, and Danny later died in 2012 at age 75.—
Kelsey Lentz,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Tar Heels and Blue Devils split their two games this season, with each team winning at home.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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Shonda Rhimes and Issa Rae have both made moves to dissociate from The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as President Trump takes over.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Since many Tesla owners want to dissociate themselves from the CEO, one company that sells such stickers claimed to be selling hundreds of them a day.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Europe, now fervently on the path of severing ties with the USA, could gang up with the above nations plus Japan, China and few more key Arab countries to replace our mighty U.S. dollar as the international reserve currency.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Mar. 2025
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Many companies didn’t hesitate to immediately sever ties with him.—
David Renzer,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Disassociate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassociate. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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